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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1900
Page
2
Freeland Pa weekly newspaper notes subscription policy and address, with a London news snippet on supply for soldiers gear. It reports on German water sterilization in Berlin, Italy’s fat poet, and a Massachusetts bill to release convicts for funerals. Also recounts a Kentucky wedding incident and a moral reflection on beggars and the professional beggar.
A wartime poem voice recalls the bullet’s journey from its gleaming start to its deadly impact. It contrasts with round shot and shell, praising the bullet’s unseen advance through muscle bone heart and brain as Red Cross observers tally casualties and ponder what won the day.
In Michigan woods during the Civil War era, Jonathan Driscoll and his sons guard their maple sugar operation after sap boats are damaged. Dirk and Lon hide to ambush the suspected Babbit brothers, only to be startled by a charging pair of moose. The Babbit family arrives to reveal they caught the thieves and present their captives, ending with a shared meal at the Driscoll home.
In Topeka a group of four Sante Fe railroad men debated famed fast runs. The youngest recounts a night ascent from Topeka toward Emporia, claiming the engine roared along Pauline hill and sped at top speed. A shadowy apparition appeared opposite the train as it neared Emporia.
A cited New York Press remark notes irony in gender roles praising wit while criticizing masculine appearance. The quotation humorously links intelligence in a woman to a more masculine look, reflecting period attitudes toward gender and intellect.
Sergeant Alfred Mills of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers writes from the Tugela River front near General Butler's forces on December 15. He recalls marching at 2:30 AM, crossing fire with barbed wire entanglements, and watching comrades killed and mangled as shells and shrapnel rained down. Mills describes thirst, heat, and the terror of near misses, including a comrade shot after pleading for water, and ends with the weary retreat after heavy losses.
A survivor recalls a brutal battle lasting from morning until mid afternoon. He describes close shrapnel, friends wounded around him, and a desperate withdrawal under heavy fire. A shell barely buries itself, knocking him aside, while Dowling is carried to safety and the color is maintained amid chaos.
A boy hawks papers in a crowded car and defends his care for his lame brother Jim. An amused conductor jokes of fourteen street as an old man notes the boy’s helpful creed. Also included are a poultry dealer’s formal reply, a jail break by three white prisoners, and two girls debating the value of a cultivated heart.
A stitched montage of quips and cartoon captions from Chicago and Philadelphia papers. Jests on reading cookbooks, fools, romance, promotions, and a poet’s vanity mix with mock dialogues and satirical snippets from The Washington Star Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Press.
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